A N I M A L
I A

A crow that, for one reason or another, has taken
to spending
a great deal of time perched atop the Downtown
Diner.

BUCKY

An incredibly intelligent raccoon raised since
infancy
and subsequently trained by Jerry.
Makes
his home in Jerry's shop, Marvel Hardware.

BARBARA

Betsy & Victoria's
cat since their days in academia. Has a definite tendency to
accompany
them wherever they go. Especially likes prowling around the movie
theatre, the World Cinema, that they own and operate. All the
better
if a movie happens to be playing at the time. Occasionally seen
in
the company of Daisy, Mazie & Krazy,
as well.

DOC

A stray cat who, on a particularly cold Christmas
Eve,
wandered into the library and was given
what
was intended to be provisional shelter. Never managed, somehow,
to
get around to leaving.

KARAIN

Jim's parrot.
Purchased from
a South Sea Island peddler during his days of aimlessly wandering the
globe
in various and sundry maritime employs.